Q: How did the “Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove” project begin? A: I don’t have a television. When a friend dropped off a VHS version of the film to the studio, it became the only thing to watch on the monitor. In two and a half years, I watched the film over 700 times. My perception was saturated by the film, and this caused me to respond to it. You can see this among Star Wars fans that log hundreds of viewings and go on to make Storm Trooper outfits for themselves in their living rooms. It’s a need to manifest [the reality of the film] in life. That marked the beginning of the project. I began to see relationships [between] the film present and the way I was working.

Link. (Thanks, Rosecrans Baldwin, co-EIC of The Morning News) UPDATE: An exhibit of “Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove” is on display at Art Gallery of York University (AGYU) in Toronto through 24 June 2007. Apparently this is available in book form, too, but I can’t figure out where/how to buy a copy?

One book in which Horton’s project appears, is a book we released last year entitled Trash, edited by John Knechtel. Horton’s photo project is perhaps my favorite among the artist projects in the book, but there is a lot of other great stuff in the collection as well (both entertaining and serious).

I did some digging around Horton’s website, and found out some deets about the book of “Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove” — Link. It seems as if it’s done by the AGYU press, so people interested in buying can probably call ’em up ( Link ) at 416.736.5169, or e-mail them at agyu@yorku.ca to find out more information. Those in the Toronto area’d probably have the best luck (as they can just go and buy a copy from the physical store), as it may very well not be available online.